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. 2009 Jul 8;2009(3):CD001096. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001096.pub2

Diaz 2018.

Study characteristics
Methods Cluster RCT
Participants Pediatric emergency and urgent departments, two children’s hospitals, Delaware Valley and FL, USA (Nemours Children’s Health System)
50 patients, 28 physicians
Interventions Prompts physicians to perform a neurovascular and musculoskeletal examination for patients with suspected elbow fracture
Outcomes Process adherence (documentation)
Co‐Interventions Educational: Single educational session for providers in both the control and intervention groups
Beyond Clinician Education: Audit and feedback in both the control and intervention groups
CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required Yes ‐ required acknowledgement of the CDSS but not documentation of action taken
CDSS Features ‐ Other Conveyed patient‐specific information, decision support was complex, developed by study investigators, included supporting information on‐screen, interruptive, makes care recommendation, possible to execute desired action, 'push' mode of delivery, targeted underuse, user workflow considered in design
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk  
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Low risk  
Baseline characteristics similar? Unclear risk N/A
Unit of analysis error High risk